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• Team SoccerFairy 3:51 pm on June 17, 2010 Permalink | Comments
  Tags: Denmark, Holland, World Cup (17)   

  Robbie Earle Dropped As ‘England 2018′ Bid Ambassador Following Ticket Scam 

  
  

  Things really are going from sh*te to worse for Robbie Earle at the minute!

  After being sacked by ITV yesterday for flogging his complementary press tickets (which are intended solely for the use of friends and family) to a Dutch beer brand yesterday, the former pundit has now had his profile removed from the official ‘England 2018′ World Cup bid website.

  A block of press-allocated tickets were used by the Bavaria beer company to gain access to the opening Group E clash between Holland and Denmark in Johannesburg on Monday – tickets which Earle had handed to a marketing company working on behalf of the Dutch brewers – which resulted in 36 Oranje-clad female models being turfed out of the stadium.

  It is being rumoured that Earle will now be stripped of his ‘England 2018′ ambassadorial role, as the bid team are keen to distance themselves from anything that may adversely effect their campaign to ‘bring football home’ – in light of the recent Lord Triesman scandal.

  Earle himself said last night;

  “I hope when people hear the full story they will see me in a different light.

  I have absolutely no connection with any marketing ambush agency and have not profited in any way from these tickets.

  I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong.”

  No comment has been made by the team behind the 2018 campaign, but the 45-year-old’s profile has been removed from their site, after the former Wimbledon midfielder was first announced as one of the 50-strong list of official ambassadors in October of 2009.

  

  The 36 fillies in question

  For someone who has basically just given a group of attractive young women in fairly non-descript, orange mini-skirts a handful of tickets for a football game – Robbie Earle sure has been handed the sh*tty stick over this one.

  Tough it out Rob.

  If Ron Atkinson can worm his way back onto our screens despite his brazen Bernard Manning-esque slur in 2004, then I’m sure you’ll be forgiven in time – you just may have to find something else to occupy your time for the next six years!

  "Robbie Earle Dropped As ‘England 2018′ Bid Ambassador Following Ticket Scam" was originally published at Soccerlens.com - Football News.

  
  

  

  
   

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• Team SoccerFairy 8:13 pm on June 16, 2010 Permalink | Comments
  Tags: South Africa, World Cup (17)   

  Thousands March In Durban To Protest FIFA’s World Cup Excess 

  
  

  Thousands of people have marched through Durban today in protest of the South African government’s lavish spending on securing, preparing for and then hosting the 2010 World Cup.

  The protesters were joined by hundreds of the match-day stewards and security staff that have been caught up in a dispute with the World Cup organisers over their low and, in some instances, unpaid wages – disputes that have seen the security workers withdrawn from five of the ten World Cup venues.

  “Get out Fifa mafia!” chanted the crowds in a Durban park, their ranks swelled by stewards who were involved in clashes with riot police on Monday after protests over their wages.

  Monday’s protests triggered walkouts by other stewards, which have led South Africa’s police to take control at the World Cup stadiums in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and Durban.

  Ever since it was awarded the staging rights, South Africa’s government has faced accusations it should not be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on stadiums when about 40% of the population lives on less than $2 a day.”

  (Taken from the South African newspaper – Times & Guardian)

  Organiser of the march, Allan Murphy was quick to condemn the government’s excessive spending, arguing that the $4.3 billion it is thought that the tournament has already cost South Africa could (and should) have been put to much more practical use;

  “If we have money for stadiums, we should not have any homeless people or people having to live in shacks.”

  The majority of the marchers’ anger was directed towards FIFA, who reportedly stand to make record amounts of money from the first World Cup ever to be held on the African continent – including a $3 billion windfall from the television rights alone!

  However, Sepp Blatter and his merry band of cronies have already passed the buck regarding the steward’s pay dispute  – claiming that the unpaid wages are not it’s responsibility as they employed sub-contracters to carry out the stadium security.

  This scapegoat-ery has done little to quell the protesters animosity toward FIFA, whose demand for a showpiece tournament has seen the government pour billions of the tax-paying South African’s Rands into their footballing project.

  "Thousands March In Durban To Protest FIFA’s World Cup Excess" was originally published at Soccerlens.com - Football News.

  
  

  

  
   

• fahd 4:20 pm on March 29, 2008 Permalink | Comments  

  CN Tower 

  Canada is the jewel of this beautiful world, and the City of Toronto is the cultural, entertainment and financial hub of Cute Canada and all the grace, might and elegance of Top Toronto gets converged into the Toronto CN Tower, which is a the most elegant piece of cherished architectural achievement in the history of mankind.

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• 7:11 am on July 4, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

  BET on the 2006 FIFA World Cup Semi-finals now! 

  It’s been a fantastic roller-coaster ride for many teams and their supporters during the first three weeks of World Cup 2006. We’ve now gone from the original 32 to the surviving final four teams.
  Along the way there have been some stunning upsets, bitter disappointment, and plenty of goals. Some games featured more cards than [...]

  Original post by regisuzuki and Elliott Back

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• 7:01 am on July 4, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

  Germany face Italy in a battle of three-time World Cup winners 

  World Cup hosts Germany and three-time winners Italy square off on Tuesday in a rematch of the 1982 World Cup final, with a berth in this year’s FIFA Word Cup final at stake.
  The Germans will be without midfielder Torsten Frings, who was suspended by FIFA on Monday for throwing a punch at Argentina striker Julio [...]

  Original post by regisuzuki and Elliott Back

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• 3:14 am on July 4, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

  World Cup Semi-finals Tips and Predictions 

  The final four teams of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany, Italy, Portugal and France collide in what will be the Semi-Finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
  Germany vs. Italy Preview.
  Germany and Italy are two of the biggest football nations in the history of the sport.
  Germany comes in to the game winners [...]

  Original post by quiroga and Elliott Back

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• World Cup 10:55 pm on July 2, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

  Europeans sweep World Cup semifinals cast 

  And then there were four. Three former champions while another one looking for their first World Cup title. The World Cup semifinals slate is now complete – France, Germany, Italy and Portugal are all into the World Cup’s Final Four!
    Germany vs Italy 
  Germany has been one of the best teams in the tournament, inspired [...]

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• World Cup 10:41 pm on July 2, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

  Superb France ended World Cup five-time Champion Brazil 

  France advance to the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup, beating reigning champions Brazil 1-0 with a goal from Thierry Henry in the second half.
  In general, the first half had little to offer as a lot of mistakes were made on both sides while no one managed to take advantage either. France continued to dominate [...]

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• World Cup 10:11 pm on July 2, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

  Penalty woes derail England once more as Portugal advance to World Cup semifinals 

  Once again, the penalty spot proved the downfall of England as they were eliminated 3-1 by Portugal after playing a 0-0 draw with just 10 men after the dismissal of Wayne Rooney.
  The win put Portugal into the WorldCup semifinals for the first time since 1966, and set up a tie with either Brazil or France.
  Portugal [...]

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• 12:31 am on June 29, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

  Brazil key duo doubtful to play World Cup Quarter-finals vs France 

  Brazil have major injury doubts over midfield pair Kaka and Emerson ahead of Saturday night’s World Cup quarter-final with France in Frankfurt. Both players, key members of the starting line-up for the world champions, picked up knee injuries against Ghana in the last 16 match won 3-0 by Carlos Alberto Parreira’s side.
  Kaka, along with Ronaldo, [...]

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